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Somi, 1981-

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Personal name headingSomi, 1981-
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Variant(s)Kakoma, Somi, 1981-
Kakoma, Laura Audrey Kabasomi, 1981-
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedNew York (N.Y.) Lagos (Nigeria)
Birth date1981-06-06
Place of birthChampaign (Ill.)
Profession or occupationSingers Composers
Found inRed soil in my eyes, 2007: label (Somi)
Wikipedia, via WWW, Dec. 1, 2009 (Somi; Laura Audrey Kabasomi "Somi" Kakoma; born 1979, Champaign, Illinois; American singer and songwriter of Rwandan and Ugandan descent)
Gale Biography in Context, October 7, 2015: Contemporary Black biography, December 10, 2010 (Somi; born Laura Audrey Kabasomi Akiiki Kakoma, June 6, 1979, Champaign, Illinois; singer and songwriter, known for her fusion of jazz, soul, and African rhythms, a multicultural, cosmopolitan genre that she dubs "New African soul")
Wikipedia, October 7, 2015 (Somi [birth name not given]; born June 6, 1981, Champaign, Illinois; currently lives in New York City)
Somi WWW site, October 7, 2015 (Somi; East African vocalist and songwriter, born in Illinois to immigrants from Rwanda and Uganda)
AllMusic, October 7, 2015 (Somi; born June 6, 1981, Champaign, Illinois; American jazz and pop singer and songwriter; her original music is directly influenced by her Ugandan and Rwandan heritage; resides in New York City and Lagos, Nigeria)
U.S. copyright file, October 7, 2015 (Somi; pseudonym of Laura Kabasomi Kakoma)
Not found inInt. ww in pop. mus., 16th ed.